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#e69260 color: Outgoing Orange

#e69260 is rgb(230, 146, 96) in RGB and oklch(73.579% 0.12115 50.724) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

73.6%
0.121
51°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #e69260

#e69260 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Outgoing Orange (#e6955f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #e69260 mixed with white

  1. e69260
  2. e99d71
  3. eda881
  4. f0b391
  5. f3bea1
  6. f5c9b0
  7. f8d4c0
  8. fadfd0
  9. fce9df
  10. fef4ef

Darker: #e69260 mixed with black

  1. e69260
  2. c87e52
  3. ab6b45
  4. 8e5838
  5. 73462c
  6. 593520
  7. 402515
  8. 28160a
  9. 130803
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e69260 with less saturation

  1. e69260
  2. e19569
  3. db9871
  4. d59a79
  5. cf9d80
  6. c99f87
  7. c3a18e
  8. bda495
  9. b7a69c
  10. b0a7a3

Questions about #e69260

What color is #e69260?

#e69260 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Outgoing Orange. In RGB it is rgb(230, 146, 96), in HSL hsl(22.39, 72.83%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.579% 0.12115 50.724).

What colors go well with #e69260?

The complementary color of #e69260 is #48b7e7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ec8989 and #d1a146. The triadic partners are #46c29f and #a99bf0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e69260?

Black text reads better on #e69260: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e69260 a warm or cool color?

#e69260 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.121.